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Freedom From the Market

America’s Fight to Liberate Itself from the Grip of the Invisible Hand

by Mike Konczal ...

The progressive economics writer redefines the national conversation about American freedom“Mike Konczal [is] one of our most powerful advocates of financial reform‚ [a] heroic critic of austerity‚ and a huge resource for progressives.”—Paul KrugmanHealth insurance, student loan debt, retirement security, child care, work-life balance, access to home ownership—these are the issues driving America ... Read more

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The progressive economics writer redefines the national conversation about American freedom“Mike Konczal [is] one of our most powerful advocates of financial reform‚ [a] heroic critic of austerity‚ and a huge resource for progressives.”—Paul KrugmanHealth insurance, student loan debt, retirement security, child care, work-life balance, access to home ownership—these are the issues driving America
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Blood Highways

by Adam L. Penenberg ...

Blood Highways is the heart-wrenching account of the biggest product liability case in history: the Ford-Firestone fiasco. At the center of the story are two people: Tab Turner, a charismatic trial attorney from Arkansas, who has made a career out of forcing Ford and other automakers to own up to knowingly trade human lives for profits; and Donna Bailey, a single mother and outdoor enthusiast who ... Read more

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Blood Highways is the heart-wrenching account of the biggest product liability case in history: the Ford-Firestone fiasco. At the center of the story are two people: Tab Turner, a charismatic trial attorney from Arkansas, who has made a career out of forcing Ford and other automakers to own up to knowingly trade human lives for profits; and Donna Bailey, a single mother and outdoor enthusiast who
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The Common Law

by Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. ...

The Common Law is a book about common law in the United states, including torts, property, contracts and crime, written by Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. This classic is a must read for anyone wishing to understand American Common Law from an historical perspective. Simply one of the most important books ever written on American Law. ... Read more

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The Common Law is a book about common law in the United states, including torts, property, contracts and crime, written by Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. This classic is a must read for anyone wishing to understand American Common Law from an historical perspective. Simply one of the most important books ever written on American Law.
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Comportamiento del consumidor

by Alejandro Mollá Descals ...

En la toma de decisiones de marketing, la información es un elemento crucial.Conocer al máximo al consumidor es clave para poder identificar las oportunidades que el mercado plantea a la empresa. Pero conocer al consumidor no es suficiente: hay que saber también cómo reacciona a las estrategias de producto, precio, distribución y comunicación. Y es que sólo a partir del conocimiento completo de ... Read more

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En la toma de decisiones de marketing, la información es un elemento crucial.Conocer al máximo al consumidor es clave para poder identificar las oportunidades que el mercado plantea a la empresa. Pero conocer al consumidor no es suficiente: hay que saber también cómo reacciona a las estrategias de producto, precio, distribución y comunicación. Y es que sólo a partir del conocimiento completo de
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New Jersey Consumer Fraud Act & Forms 2022

by Paul DePetris ...

"A narrative context for the myriad of issues. It is a powerful asset to this book that the author has included such extensive and detailed forms." -- Steven M. Richman, Esq., Duane Morris, LLP, New Jersey Lawyer MagazineThis extraordinary volume is the definitive work in the field of New Jersey consumer fraud and is worth its weight in gold as a reference book. Since the Consumer Fraud Act is one ... Read more

$236.99 USD

"A narrative context for the myriad of issues. It is a powerful asset to this book that the author has included such extensive and detailed forms." -- Steven M. Richman, Esq., Duane Morris, LLP, New Jersey Lawyer MagazineThis extraordinary volume is the definitive work in the field of New Jersey consumer fraud and is worth its weight in gold as a reference book. Since the Consumer Fraud Act is one
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Nuevo derecho de los consumidores en México

by Oscar Negrete Reveles ...

Series series Biblioteca Jurídica Porrúa
El perfeccionamiento de las leyes e instituciones públicas es una tarea de suma importancia que concierne a todos los habitantes del país, pues tarde o temprano inciden, en mayor o menor medida, en la vida de los ciudadanos. Por ello esta obra colectiva se enfoca en el Derecho aplicable a las relaciones entre proveedores y consumidores, las cuales son fundamentales para la actividad económica, ... Read more

$13.99 USD

El perfeccionamiento de las leyes e instituciones públicas es una tarea de suma importancia que concierne a todos los habitantes del país, pues tarde o temprano inciden, en mayor o menor medida, en la vida de los ciudadanos. Por ello esta obra colectiva se enfoca en el Derecho aplicable a las relaciones entre proveedores y consumidores, las cuales son fundamentales para la actividad económica,
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More Than You Wanted to Know

The Failure of Mandated Disclosure

by Omri Ben-Shahar, Carl E. Schneider ...

How mandated disclosure took over the regulatory landscape—and why it failedPerhaps no kind of regulation is more common or less useful than mandated disclosure—requiring one party to a transaction to give the other information. It is the iTunes terms you assent to, the doctor's consent form you sign, the pile of papers you get with your mortgage. Reading the terms, the form, and the papers is ... Read more

$32.39 USD

How mandated disclosure took over the regulatory landscape—and why it failedPerhaps no kind of regulation is more common or less useful than mandated disclosure—requiring one party to a transaction to give the other information. It is the iTunes terms you assent to, the doctor's consent form you sign, the pile of papers you get with your mortgage. Reading the terms, the form, and the papers is
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Sharing Risk

The Path to Economic Well-Being for All

by Patricia A. McCoy ...

Examining why society should pool and spread the financial risk that individual families now bear.Over the past sixty years, businesses and government have increasingly off-loaded financial risk onto US households. The toll has pushed tens of millions of people to the financial breaking point, worsened social inequity, and jeopardized US democracy. In Sharing Risk, consumer advocate and scholar ... Read more

$26.99 USD

Examining why society should pool and spread the financial risk that individual families now bear.Over the past sixty years, businesses and government have increasingly off-loaded financial risk onto US households. The toll has pushed tens of millions of people to the financial breaking point, worsened social inequity, and jeopardized US democracy. In Sharing Risk, consumer advocate and scholar
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Georgia Construction Law Handbook 2021

by T. Bart Gary, Jake Carroll ...

Georgia Construction Law Handbook follows and unpacks new movement in this area of law as it develops.It is a guide to common construction law issues, such as regulatory matters and the collection of money using the mechanic’s lien law or the public works bond laws. A ready reference for attorneys and construction and design professionals, the Handbook analyzes construction law in Georgia, as set ... Read more

$136.99 USD

Georgia Construction Law Handbook follows and unpacks new movement in this area of law as it develops.It is a guide to common construction law issues, such as regulatory matters and the collection of money using the mechanic’s lien law or the public works bond laws. A ready reference for attorneys and construction and design professionals, the Handbook analyzes construction law in Georgia, as set
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Win In Court Every Time

by charles fisher ...

Are you being chased or sued by a debt collector over a credit card debt and wish to represent yourself in court? Here is all the information you will need to be successful. Following these guidelines may even put a check in YOUR pocket instead of theirs. Collection law firms rely on your lack of knowledge, and hope you won't even answer the lawsuit, which happens 95% of the time. Debt buyers are ... Read more

$3.99 USD

Are you being chased or sued by a debt collector over a credit card debt and wish to represent yourself in court? Here is all the information you will need to be successful. Following these guidelines may even put a check in YOUR pocket instead of theirs. Collection law firms rely on your lack of knowledge, and hope you won't even answer the lawsuit, which happens 95% of the time. Debt buyers are
... Read more
ABA Consumer Guide to Asset Protection

A Step-by-Step Guide to Preserving Wealth

by Jeffrey Matsen ...

The purpose of this book is to provide a straightforward and elementary understanding of asset protection and how it can be effectively implemented by taking various steps-like rungs on a ladder.This is a multi-tiered plan and works together as a whole to bring an individual to a higher level of protection. Some of the steps of the ladder may not be relevant to every individual, but they are all ... Read more

$14.99 USD

The purpose of this book is to provide a straightforward and elementary understanding of asset protection and how it can be effectively implemented by taking various steps-like rungs on a ladder.This is a multi-tiered plan and works together as a whole to bring an individual to a higher level of protection. Some of the steps of the ladder may not be relevant to every individual, but they are all
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Making Common Cents of Credit

A Common Sense Approach to Understanding, Managing, & Restoring Your Credit

by Franchesca Ross Jones, Edward Jamison ...

Financial literacy doesn't happen by magic. As adults, we're expected to make intelligent decisions about budgets, saving for retirement, and credit, but we don't teach these things in schools. Franchesca Ross-Jones is on a mission to change that. Making Common Cents of Credit is the education on credit and credit scores that you wish you had in high school. It explains what your credit score is, ... Read more

$7.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Financial literacy doesn't happen by magic. As adults, we're expected to make intelligent decisions about budgets, saving for retirement, and credit, but we don't teach these things in schools. Franchesca Ross-Jones is on a mission to change that. Making Common Cents of Credit is the education on credit and credit scores that you wish you had in high school. It explains what your credit score is,
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The Antitrust Enterprise

Principle and Execution

by Herbert Hovenkamp ...

After thirty years, the debate over antitrust's ideology has quieted. Most now agree that the protection of consumer welfare should be the only goal of antitrust laws. Execution, however, is another matter. The rules of antitrust remain unfocused, insufficiently precise, and excessively complex. The problem of poorly designed rules is severe, because in the short run rules weigh much more heavily ... Read more

$34.19 USD

After thirty years, the debate over antitrust's ideology has quieted. Most now agree that the protection of consumer welfare should be the only goal of antitrust laws. Execution, however, is another matter. The rules of antitrust remain unfocused, insufficiently precise, and excessively complex. The problem of poorly designed rules is severe, because in the short run rules weigh much more heavily
... Read more
Virtual Competition

The Promise and Perils of the Algorithm-Driven Economy

by Ariel Ezrachi, Maurice E. Stucke ...

“A fascinating book about how platform internet companies (Amazon, Facebook, and so on) are changing the norms of economic competition.”—Fast CompanyShoppers with a bargain-hunting impulse and internet access can find a universe of products at their fingertips. But is there a dark side to internet commerce? This thought-provoking exposé invites us to explore how sophisticated algorithms and data ... Read more

$18.09 USD

“A fascinating book about how platform internet companies (Amazon, Facebook, and so on) are changing the norms of economic competition.”—Fast CompanyShoppers with a bargain-hunting impulse and internet access can find a universe of products at their fingertips. But is there a dark side to internet commerce? This thought-provoking exposé invites us to explore how sophisticated algorithms and data
... Read more
Business Law

by Douglas Smith, Richard D Lawson, A.A Painter ...

Bringing the book directly in line with the amended CIM Business Law syllabus, the book provides marketing students with a thorough working knowledge of the law on contract, sale of goods, agency, as well as the legal mechanisms for resolving commercial disputes, together with coverage of other selected topics which are of importance to marketeers and business in general. ... Read more

$62.99 USD

Bringing the book directly in line with the amended CIM Business Law syllabus, the book provides marketing students with a thorough working knowledge of the law on contract, sale of goods, agency, as well as the legal mechanisms for resolving commercial disputes, together with coverage of other selected topics which are of importance to marketeers and business in general.
... Read more
I Was Scammed: Updated and Expanded

by Gini Graham Scott PhD ...

I Was Scammed features an overview of different types of scams, focusing on digital and internet scams. After an introduction to how the scam investigation began after experiencing a scam targeting book authors in The Big Con, the book discusses personality identity fraud, which is the root of so many scams.The book describes the growing identity theft problem, the many data breaches that have ... Read more

$3.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

I Was Scammed features an overview of different types of scams, focusing on digital and internet scams. After an introduction to how the scam investigation began after experiencing a scam targeting book authors in The Big Con, the book discusses personality identity fraud, which is the root of so many scams.The book describes the growing identity theft problem, the many data breaches that have
... Read more
Boilerplate

The Fine Print, Vanishing Rights, and the Rule of Law

by Margaret Jane Radin ...

Why the increasing use of boilerplate is eroding our rightsBoilerplate—the fine-print terms and conditions that we become subject to when we click "I agree" online, rent an apartment, enter an employment contract, sign up for a cellphone carrier, or buy travel tickets—pervades all aspects of our modern lives. On a daily basis, most of us accept boilerplate provisions without realizing that should ... Read more

$17.29 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Why the increasing use of boilerplate is eroding our rightsBoilerplate—the fine-print terms and conditions that we become subject to when we click "I agree" online, rent an apartment, enter an employment contract, sign up for a cellphone carrier, or buy travel tickets—pervades all aspects of our modern lives. On a daily basis, most of us accept boilerplate provisions without realizing that should
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Code de l'action sociale et des familles

Annexe (droit français)

by Various ...

Découvrez le Code de l'action sociale et des familles Annexe, un ouvrage incontournable pour les professionnels du droit. Cet ouvrage, conçu avec soin, regroupe l'ensemble des dispositions réglementaires et des textes officiels qui régissent le domaine de l'action sociale et des familles. Grâce à une présentation claire et accessible, il vous permet de naviguer facilement à travers les textes ... Read more

$29.99 USD

Découvrez le Code de l'action sociale et des familles Annexe, un ouvrage incontournable pour les professionnels du droit. Cet ouvrage, conçu avec soin, regroupe l'ensemble des dispositions réglementaires et des textes officiels qui régissent le domaine de l'action sociale et des familles. Grâce à une présentation claire et accessible, il vous permet de naviguer facilement à travers les textes
... Read more
Protect Yourself Workbook

Step By Step Interactive Exercise for Consumer Rights & Protection Skills

by 'Sola Salako-Ajulo ...

This is the activity sequel to the book, “Protect Yourself! Your Naija Guide to Consumer Rights &Protection”. This workbook bridges the gap between theory and practice, offering hands-on activities and real-life scenarios to help you apply consumer protection concepts effectively. It is filled with fun quizzes, scenario mapping and simulations of real-life consumer issues and how best to handle ... Read more

$8.99 USD

This is the activity sequel to the book, “Protect Yourself! Your Naija Guide to Consumer Rights &Protection”. This workbook bridges the gap between theory and practice, offering hands-on activities and real-life scenarios to help you apply consumer protection concepts effectively. It is filled with fun quizzes, scenario mapping and simulations of real-life consumer issues and how best to handle
... Read more
Corruption from a Regulatory Perspective

by Maria De Benedetto ...

This book seeks to enrich and, in some cases, reverse current ideas on corruption and its prevention. It is a long held belief that sanctions are the best guard against corrupt practice. This innovative work argues that in some cases sanctions paradoxically increase corruption and that controls provide opportunities for corrupt transactions. Instead it suggests that better regulation and ... Read more

$47.99 USD

This book seeks to enrich and, in some cases, reverse current ideas on corruption and its prevention. It is a long held belief that sanctions are the best guard against corrupt practice. This innovative work argues that in some cases sanctions paradoxically increase corruption and that controls provide opportunities for corrupt transactions. Instead it suggests that better regulation and
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VEÍCULOS DE LEILÃO E O CONSUMIDOR

TRANSPARÊNCIA, DIREITO E REALIDADE

by Sérgio Sousa ...

No mercado de leilões, a informação não é mercadoria. É direito. O bilionário mercado de leilões de veículos no Brasil opera sobre uma falha sistêmica: um profundo desequilíbrio de informações. Quando a verdade sobre um automóvel é fragmentada a cada venda, quem perde não é apenas o consumidor, é o próprio mercado, que troca a confiança de longo prazo pelo lucro momentâneo. Nesse ecossistema, a ... Read more

$9.99 USD

No mercado de leilões, a informação não é mercadoria. É direito. O bilionário mercado de leilões de veículos no Brasil opera sobre uma falha sistêmica: um profundo desequilíbrio de informações. Quando a verdade sobre um automóvel é fragmentada a cada venda, quem perde não é apenas o consumidor, é o próprio mercado, que troca a confiança de longo prazo pelo lucro momentâneo. Nesse ecossistema, a
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Il libro dei Gas

Gruppi d'acquisto solidali: come fare la spesa giusta, dalla “a” al Km zero

by Massimo Acanfora ...

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I gruppi d’acquisto solidali o Gas sono una rivoluzione silenziosa -scoppiata 20 anni fa- che ha cambiato per sempre il modo di fare la spesa di centinaia di migliaia di persone.Questo libro spiega in modo semplice e concreto che cosa sono i Gas e come funzionano, quali prodotti è possibile acquistare collettivamente -alimentari e non solo-, quali sono i criteri di scelta dei produttori, come ... Read more

$3.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

I gruppi d’acquisto solidali o Gas sono una rivoluzione silenziosa -scoppiata 20 anni fa- che ha cambiato per sempre il modo di fare la spesa di centinaia di migliaia di persone.Questo libro spiega in modo semplice e concreto che cosa sono i Gas e come funzionano, quali prodotti è possibile acquistare collettivamente -alimentari e non solo-, quali sono i criteri di scelta dei produttori, come
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消費者保護法

by 陳照先 ...

生活離不開消費，消費關係應該可以說隨時隨地都在發生；伴隨物質文明的發展，交易方式的推陳出新，新型態的消費爭議正方興未艾。本書以行政機關的函釋與法院裁判為基礎，試圖由實務見解出發，瞭解消費者保護法在人民生活中的實踐，乃至於形塑消費關係中權利的請求與義務的擔負；而學者的看法並不僅止活躍於學術的門牆之內，一旦為實務見解引用，具體運用於個案的解釋，即會躍然紙上，發生實質的影響。本書係按條文順序編寫，並未窮盡蒐羅所有的實務見解，並非屬於一本查詢消費者保護法相關實務見解的工具書，而係揀選較具有代表性或較為精要的實務見解，同時輔以案例說明，必要處亦有繪製些許表格，方便讀者閱讀，以掌握消費者保護法的基礎概念。書末於錄，有收錄常見的相關法規命令及行政規則，俾便有興趣的讀者搜尋參照。【作者簡介】陳照先律師現職：新北產業總工會諮詢律師苗栗縣工業會諮詢律師臺中市政府法律扶助顧問律師臺中市西區區公所法律扶助顧問律師 ... Read more

$13.99 USD

生活離不開消費，消費關係應該可以說隨時隨地都在發生；伴隨物質文明的發展，交易方式的推陳出新，新型態的消費爭議正方興未艾。本書以行政機關的函釋與法院裁判為基礎，試圖由實務見解出發，瞭解消費者保護法在人民生活中的實踐，乃至於形塑消費關係中權利的請求與義務的擔負；而學者的看法並不僅止活躍於學術的門牆之內，一旦為實務見解引用，具體運用於個案的解釋，即會躍然紙上，發生實質的影響。本書係按條文順序編寫，並未窮盡蒐羅所有的實務見解，並非屬於一本查詢消費者保護法相關實務見解的工具書，而係揀選較具有代表性或較為精要的實務見解，同時輔以案例說明，必要處亦有繪製些許表格，方便讀者閱讀，以掌握消費者保護法的基礎概念。書末於錄，有收錄常見的相關法規命令及行政規則，俾便有興趣的讀者搜尋參照。【作者簡介】陳照先律師現職：新北產業總工會諮詢律師苗栗縣工業會諮詢律師臺中市政府法律扶助顧問律師臺中市西區區公所法律扶助顧問律師
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Your Consumer Rights

by Angela Clark, Rosy Border ...

This book contains advice on your rights as a consumer. If you have ever purchased faulty goods or experienced unsatisfactory service, this book puts you in control of the situation. ... Read more

$33.99 USD

This book contains advice on your rights as a consumer. If you have ever purchased faulty goods or experienced unsatisfactory service, this book puts you in control of the situation.
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